search_archives

Search Arkivportalen, the national archive catalogue: fonds, series and units held by Norwegian archive institutions (statsarkiv, byarkiv, private archives, ...).

Signature: search_archives(query: string, required; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; page: integer, optional, default 1; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives/?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0

Replace {query}, {limit}, {page} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`query`	required	string	Free-text search, e.g. an organisation, topic or place.
`limit`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1-100 (default 25). Unit: items.
`page`	optional	integer	Page number, 1-based (default 1).
`offset`	optional	integer	Number of list items to skip; default 0.

Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/arkivverket/search_archives?query={query}&limit=25&page=1&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "arkivverket",
  "operation": "search_archives",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

Result

Source: National Archives of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-20T23:22:37Z in 1.514 seconds.

Showing 10 of 9536 results in compact format.

name:
Romerike politidistrikt
id:
SAO-A-10190
name:
Oslo Taxi AS
id:
A-10444
name:
LO Nedre Romerike
id:
ARK-3453
name:
Nedre Romerike sorenskriveri
id:
SAT-A-10469
name:
Oslo Taxi AS
id:
AS-10444
name:
Gjensidige Øvre Romerike
id:
SAO-PAO-0281
name:
Øvre Romerike prosti
id:
SAO-A-11092
name:
Taxi/drosje
id:
L0009
name:
Taxi/drosje
id:
L0012
name:
Taxi/drosje
id:
L0013

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total:

9536

total_exact:

yes

returned:

page:

results:

25 results

urn:
49c1bfe5-fdaa-4e4a-b409-4d65df48567e
name:
Romerike politidistrikt
id:
SAO-A-10190
path:
AV/SAO-A-10190
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/49c1bfe5-fdaa-4e4a-b409-4d65df48567e
urn:
e95d26db-ef04-41bf-9d0f-b86617fe2a7d
name:
Oslo Taxi AS
id:
A-10444
path:
OBA/A-10444
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e95d26db-ef04-41bf-9d0f-b86617fe2a7d
urn:
6b45847c-0808-49d5-a844-ed8a3db89736
name:
LO Nedre Romerike
id:
ARK-3453
path:
AAB/ARK-3453
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6b45847c-0808-49d5-a844-ed8a3db89736
urn:
0d48ac2d-4b53-4766-a013-e58491d9498a
name:
Nedre Romerike sorenskriveri
id:
SAT-A-10469
path:
AV/SAT-A-10469
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/0d48ac2d-4b53-4766-a013-e58491d9498a
urn:
6cc3475d-f03f-4c2f-bcba-b99151e3ba6a
name:
Oslo Taxi AS
id:
AS-10444
path:
OBA/AS-10444
unit_type:
Virksomhet
institution:
Oslo byarkiv
country:
NORGE
digitized_documents:
0
history:
Oslo Taxi ble etablert som Christiania bilcentral allerede i 1921 og erl en av de eldste taxisentralene i Nord-Europa. Taxisentralen Oslo Taxi AS utfører administrative oppgaver innen salg, markedsføring, trafikkdirigering, kundebehandling og oppgjør. I tillegg videreutdanner og kurser sentralen sjå...
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/6cc3475d-f03f-4c2f-bcba-b99151e3ba6a
urn:
21681f41-ca88-4ece-b525-4fb21b3497c6
name:
Gjensidige Øvre Romerike
id:
SAO-PAO-0281
path:
AV/SAO-PAO-0281
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/21681f41-ca88-4ece-b525-4fb21b3497c6
urn:
b1228480-9c65-43dc-89ff-1f5c62583d3c
name:
Øvre Romerike prosti
id:
SAO-A-11092
path:
AV/SAO-A-11092
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/b1228480-9c65-43dc-89ff-1f5c62583d3c
urn:
92a7dc5a-7e23-440b-ae18-d0cbc7d00d90
name:
Taxi/drosje
id:
L0009
path:
IKAR/A-903/E/Ef/L0009
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/92a7dc5a-7e23-440b-ae18-d0cbc7d00d90
urn:
01db27d8-f270-4fee-b919-60bcbe41985b
name:
Taxi/drosje
id:
L0012
path:
IKAR/A-903/E/Ef/L0012
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/01db27d8-f270-4fee-b919-60bcbe41985b
urn:
80b528e5-9549-40df-90a6-68f45fe2b9f5
name:
Taxi/drosje
id:
L0013
path:
IKAR/A-903/E/Ef/L0013
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/80b528e5-9549-40df-90a6-68f45fe2b9f5
urn:
71b917e1-9624-4254-82df-b2f44830ddc3
name:
Taxi/drosje
id:
L0014
path:
IKAR/A-903/E/Ef/L0014
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/71b917e1-9624-4254-82df-b2f44830ddc3
urn:
384980af-0a75-43a9-9ef1-11a96e7e9abe
name:
Taxi/drosje
id:
L0010
path:
IKAR/A-903/E/Ef/L0010
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/384980af-0a75-43a9-9ef1-11a96e7e9abe
urn:
7773afab-1942-432f-81ee-cdda809ecca8
name:
Taxi/drosje
id:
L0011
path:
IKAR/A-903/E/Ef/L0011
unit_type:
STYKKE
institution:
Interkommunalt arkiv i Rogaland IKS
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/7773afab-1942-432f-81ee-cdda809ecca8
urn:
dbb755b3-170a-4069-9da9-37f70a65c642
name:
Nedre Romerike sorenskriveri
id:
SAO-A-10469
path:
AV/SAO-A-10469
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dbb755b3-170a-4069-9da9-37f70a65c642
urn:
4c052061-78a7-4221-b80b-0d6e5a39d021
name:
Romerike Høyre
id:
SAO-PAO-0155
path:
AV/SAO-PAO-0155
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/4c052061-78a7-4221-b80b-0d6e5a39d021
urn:
dff7c2c8-8067-4ccc-a3c0-8f2417c22cdb
name:
Romerike sivilforsvarskrets
id:
SAO-A-10040
path:
AV/SAO-A-10040
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/dff7c2c8-8067-4ccc-a3c0-8f2417c22cdb
urn:
181315c0-8e76-48d9-8181-ccddda515758
name:
Romerike faglige samorganisasjon
id:
ARK-1883
path:
AAB/ARK-1883
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/181315c0-8e76-48d9-8181-ccddda515758
urn:
e06da04d-246e-4486-a7fd-7138bbfb6ca6
name:
Romerike handel og kontor
id:
ARK-2347
path:
AAB/ARK-2347
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/e06da04d-246e-4486-a7fd-7138bbfb6ca6
urn:
d210d8b6-6be8-4ddf-bb5d-f392d827ac8d
name:
Nedre Romerike AOF
id:
ARK-2879
path:
AAB/ARK-2879
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d210d8b6-6be8-4ddf-bb5d-f392d827ac8d
urn:
d5468806-ce56-45c0-8e28-b046664a4e29
name:
Nedre Romerike prosti
id:
SAO-A-10335
path:
AV/SAO-A-10335
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/d5468806-ce56-45c0-8e28-b046664a4e29
urn:
023f87c8-8595-4fa9-836f-81515e76eaf7
name:
Øvre Romerike sorenskriveri
id:
SAO-A-10649
path:
AV/SAO-A-10649
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
country:
norge
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/023f87c8-8595-4fa9-836f-81515e76eaf7
urn:
687ee44a-40ff-4046-8070-e77302443725
name:
Nedre Romerike fogderi
id:
SAO-A-11478
path:
AV/SAO-A-11478
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/687ee44a-40ff-4046-8070-e77302443725
urn:
570743b8-7e48-4904-97a9-4353b2c5ac88
name:
Øvre Romerike fogderi
id:
SAO-A-11479
path:
AV/SAO-A-11479
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/570743b8-7e48-4904-97a9-4353b2c5ac88
urn:
57770f38-b406-4fcb-a8f2-a571189decd2
name:
Nedre Romerike tingrett
id:
SAO-AX-10469a
path:
AV/SAO-AX-10469a
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/57770f38-b406-4fcb-a8f2-a571189decd2
urn:
c5dd7ef7-cd19-4f62-a165-9aecf74df996
name:
Øvre Romerike likningskontor
id:
SAO-AX-11453
path:
AV/SAO-AX-11453
unit_type:
ARKIV
institution:
Nasjonalarkivet
digitized_documents:
0
link:
https://www.arkivportalen.no/entity/c5dd7ef7-cd19-4f62-a165-9aecf74df996

limit:

offset:

has_more_results:

yes

next_offset:

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Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search_archives lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

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